On 18/01/09 21:45, Milo Casagrande wrote: > I just quote from last Danilo message regarding this aspect: > > > The original thread is here: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-translators/2008-December/001994.html >
Thank you Milo for pointing that out in this context. Danilo gave some good examples on how things work now and I hope all read it. As for the current thread, let me add a few clarifications: - "Packaged" means "imported from upstream" and has nothing to do with language packs. I hope that this misunderstanding is not too common. If you select a "packaged" version of a translation, you are reverting it to the translation that was provided from upstream. - As Danilo describes, translations imported from upstream only overwrite those made in Launchpad if this is the first translation upstream provides (as of December). In the case of updated translations from upstream, they do *not* overwrite changes made in Launchpad. The intended use is to be able to override upstream translations for Ubuntu or to quickly fix errors in the upstream translation. We assume, as Danilo describes, that the overridden translations are discussed with the upstream project and that fixes are provided back to upstream so that on the next import from upstream those messages match the ones made in Launchpad. - Please re-think the phrase "Launchpad does this, Launchpad does that". Launchpad is a tool, the translations are done by dedicated translators, they are the "doers" and they are trying their best. I know at least for the German team (and I guess that others are the same) that they have a policy not to touch upstream translations unless there is a good reason for that. Translators wanting to translate an application into a new language are pointed to the upstream project to do that work. Also, translations are not "open" for Ubuntu, meaning that not anybody can change translations from upstream, they need approval from regular team members first who watch that their policies are met. - I am currently working on two implementations that will help with these issues: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/rosetta/+spec/link-to-style-guide https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/rosetta/+spec/export-changed-in-launchpad Both are scheduled to be in the new release next week. Henning -- ubuntu-translators mailing list ubuntu-translators@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-translators
